Advertising device



y 1930; M. MURUFAS 1,771,687

ADVERTIS ING DEVICE Filed March 20, 1929 7 MOVE SIGNS COSTS LITTLE 5A Y5 IMLLCH 12A Y M NIGHT WHILE Y a 5m 0R 1 IDE 20 upon an automobile, will attract the maximountedupona rim 17; It will be-under-j Patented July29, 1930 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- i MEnELA s MunUrAs-or' C LaOimILQ i w i I v i an thema nnvioii i i i i Application Mar a 20, 929; a ;m n e.fj

This invention relatesto advertising detaken uponitheline 22 ofFig'. 1, with the vices,'and more especially to an advertising direction of view as indicated. p 1 device adapted to be mounted within the Fig. 3is a verticalsectional view o'fthe spare tire carrier with which automobiles are device and thetire rack,- the tire'and-its rim 5 conventionally equipped. being removed; The plane of section is'taken 55 An object of the invention is the provision upon the line 3"--3*ofFig. 2 with the direc of a novel advertising device adapted to be tionof view as indicated. mounted within such a tire carrier. 3 Specifically describing the invention in its A more detailed object is the provision of preferred embodiment, it comprises a houss 19 an advertising device as described, comprisingfi made up offront and back walls 7 and B ing a curtain movably mounted within a 8, top andbottomwalls 9 and ll respectivehousing, and provided with means for mov- 1y, andopposedsidewalls 12. Preferably the ing the curtain across an aperture through corners of the housing6, at the intersections which a portion of the curtain is disposed, of theisides 12 with the top andbottom S) with the result that the wording or other adand 11, are beveled as at 13,'to increase the vertising matter exposed to view, is continarea of contact of the housing 6;with the'inually changing. It is evident from this conner face oft'he circular rack 1 with which struction, that the advertising device of my most vehicles are provided,thisrack serving invention, when mounted as above detailed, as a support forja spare tire '16 suitably mum amount of attention, with the result stood that this'spare tire 'raclcM-ismounted that it constitutes an unusually eflicient adby'suitable brackets 18, upona n automobile Vertising medium. 7 19. Furthermore, the advertising-device is A still further object is the provision of capable w of being employed in "conjunction" 2 an advertising device as described, which is with spare {tire racks 14, regardless ;:of relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and whether they are disposed u 'oon the rear or which is very efficient and inexpensive to opside of the vehicle; i p 1 erate. The housing 6 isso proportionedthat it A further object is the provision of an adfits nicely within' thespare tirerack layaiid" vertising device adapted for installation and any suitable fastening means such *a i gt seoperation as described, and which is of such 21', extend through the beveledcorners 13 proportions that a materially greater area pi and the adjacent portions of the spa-re tire curtain whereon the legend is marked, 15 V18- rack 14:, to securely and rigidly mount the ible at any one time, than in the case of add rti i de ic i id the *fa 1 vertising devices previously produced for -T i f O os d brack ts-Q2 M 1" a similar usage. cured'to the side walls12 closely adjacent The invention possesses other objects and th t 9 a d bott 11 respecti l 'a'nd advantageous features, some of which, with oll 23 3 6124 a e j nall dth i E A those enumerated, will be setforth in the folcurtain 26 i's carriedby the rollers 23mm;

lowing description of the inventions particu- 24, a orti fy i f a being exposed at lar embodiment which is illustrated in the t i throughfan i p m g7' whi h ex; drawings accompanying and forming a part t ndsthroughoutthe major portion; ofthe I of the specification. area of the front wall "This curtain 26 is Referring to the drawings: adaptedto receiveany suitabletype of ad Figure 1 is an elevation of the advertising vertising matter such .as let terin'g, figures, device of my invention, mounted within a designs, or theflike, and onaccount of the" spare tirecarrier of an automobile. The di-v relatively large size of the aperture} 27 a rection of view is indicated by the arrow 2 considerably extensive area ofthe-"curtain of Fig. l. 26 and several lines of the legend carriecl Fig.2 is a vertical, medial sectional view therebysarewisibleiat anyioneltime "therethrough. 'Preferably this advertising matter is formed by translucent areas 28 disposed in predetermined arrangement, to rep resent the desired characters, it being understood that the body of the curtain 26, 1s

translucent. Furthermore, if the body of the A small electric motor36 is mounted with in the housing, preferably upon the bottom 11; and its pulley 3 7 is connected by a belt 38,-to a pulley 39 carried by the lower roller 24. Consequently, whenthe motor 136 is energized, the curtain 26 is continuously moved past the aperture 27, with the result that the exposed portion of the advertising matter carried thereby, is, continually changing. Both the motor 36 and the'bulb 31 may be energized from thesame source of current which may conveniently bethe storage battery of the automobile 19 upon which the advertising device is mounted.

The operationof the advertisingdevice of the present invention, is believed obvious from the above description of its constituent parts. Energization of the motor 36 Will effect rotation Lofthe rollers'23'and 24, and consequent continuous moving of the curtain 26 past the aperture 27. Illumination of the bulbs 3I'wi1l increase the visibility of the server i n bled o e d s e a lin s of thedve is ng legend This, o eour aiacili tates u de tand ng Whateve in ell gence he g'endisin ndedto maven-inasmuch as it isees e for axreader under tand w itten V thanfi he can o se ve nly it series of single Q S pt ted'suc siv lyt9him a It is be unde s ood that. the details f hen ention hereinidisclicsed, are subject,

Ara-advertising device etor iti're carriers,

comprisin a housing proportioned to be received wit in a carrier and occupy the major portion of the space enclosed thereby, the corners of said housing being beveled, attaching means extending through each of said beveled corners and engageable with said rim, rollers journalled within the housing closely adjacent opposite Walls thereof, a curtain having a legend thereon and mounted on said rollers, a portion of said curtain being visible through an'aperture extending throughout the major portion of the area of another wall of the housing, and means for rotatingsaid rollers.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

MENELAUS MURUFAS. 

